(jaunty jingle)…- Oh my gosh, is that a snake?…- She yelled hysterically.…- What do you think of this tea?…- She whispered surreptitiously.…- Ow, my arm hurts.…- She moaned ardently.…- I had the best dinner last night.…- She gushed ecstatically.…- Okay, we better stop, this is too funny.…- We need to tell them what we're up to.…- This lecture is all about how to tag your dialogue.…Tags are the words that come after a piece of dialogue…that attribute the speech to whoever is talking.…
- [Jo] He said, or she said, or I said,…are the most common tags.…- [Jess] These tags are often then combined with an adverb…to make them more descriptive.…- [Jo] For instance, she said furiously…or he said quietly.…- [Jess] And sometimes the he said or she said tags…are replaced with verbs that are more descriptive,…such as she murmured or he yelled.…- In this lecture, we're going to talk about…this kind of tagging…and how it can effectively mix up your writing,…making it more compelling to read.…- But how you also shouldn't go too over the top…
Released
1/25/2019- Creating memorable characters
- Writing dialogue
- Selecting a point of view
- Using an unreliable narrator
- Narrative style
- Building a setting
- Mood, atmosphere, and emotion
- Crafting a plot, from the setup to the resolution
Skill Level Intermediate
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1. What to Expect from This Course
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Welcome and what to expect3m 36s
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How this course works5m 44s
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2. Foundation Block 1: Character
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Appearance (foundation)10m 54s
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Thought (foundation)12m 23s
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Action (foundation)7m 43s
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Goals (foundation)8m 17s
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Uniqueness (advanced)8m 23s
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Flaws (advanced)6m 15s
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Change (advanced)6m 58s
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3. Foundation Block 2: Dialogue
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Dialogue tags (foundation)7m 43s
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Subtext (advanced)8m 7s
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Dialect (advanced)8m 50s
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4. Foundation Block 3: Point of View
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Third person (foundation)10m 14s
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First person (foundation)8m 29s
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Second person (advanced)5m 45s
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5. Foundation Block 4: Narrative Style
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Tense (foundation)8m 15s
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Show and tell (foundation)11m 6s
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Flashbacks (advanced)10m 8s
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Different formats (advanced)10m 5s
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6. Foundation Block 5: Setting
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Time period (advanced)6m 42s
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7. Foundation Block 6: Plot
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Act 1: Set up (foundation)5m 34s
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Final Farewell
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Wrapping up2m 58s
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